Curtain display frame



April 24, 1934. H. w. NESTER CURTAIN DISPLAY FRAME 2 Sheets-Sheet lFiled Feb. ll, 1932 x WN SWT Filed Feb. ll, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2Patented Apr. 24, 1934 nerr Parar sieg CURTAIN DISPLAY FRANIEApplication February 11, 1932, Serial No. 592,376

7 Claims.

This invention relates to means for displaying drapery curtains and forsupporting such curtains while in storage.

It is the present practice in the drapery trade to stock certainpatterns of draperies fully made up and ready for immediate use.

1t is the general object of my invention to provide supporting frames onwhich such made-up or finished draperies may be assembled and arrangedior prompt display to a customer in a convenient and eifective manner,as by placing selected frames successively in front of a conventionalwindow opening. I also provide means on said frames for assemblingdraw-curtains or Valances in any desired combinations.

My invention further relates to arrangements and combinations of partswhich will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

Preferred forms of my invention are shown in the drawings, in which Fig.1 is a plan View of my improved display frame;

Fig. 2 is a partial front elevation, looking in the direction of thearrow 2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional end elevation taken along the line 3-3 inFig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a front view showing the display frame in use;

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View showing the means for supporting andoperating a drawcurtain;

VFig. 6 is a detail front elevation of a handle portion of the frame;

Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation, looking in the direction of the arrow7 in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional View, taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 6;

' Fig. 9 is a detail front elevation showing a modied construction;

Fig. 10 is a plan view, looking in the direction of the arrow 10 in Fig.9, and

Fig. 11 is a detail sectional elevation, taken along the line 11-11 inFig. 10.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, my improved display frame comprises a top orcross bar 10 having side members 11 and braces 12 extending downwardtherefrom. The side members 11 are preferably bent outwardly andupwardly at their lower ends as shown in Figs. 4 and 6 to provide handleportions 14 by which the frame may be conveniently moved from place toplace. The lower end of each brace 12 is secured to its associated sidemember 11. A supplemental hori- 'w yzontal brace 16 (Fig. 2) extendsacross the members l1 and braces 12 and is secured to each of said partsat the points of crossing. The parts may oe secured together in anyconvenient manner but preferably by welding the bars together.

End brackets are secured to the cross bar 1S 6 a ring 28 to which theinner edges of the draperies D may be hooked.

Holes 30 are provided in the brackets 2D to receive the outer hooks onthe draperies, and a plurality of rings 32 are slidably mounted on thecross bar 10 to receive the intermediate hooks on the draperies.Rearwardly extending hooks 34 (Figs. 7 and 8) are provided on the handleportions 14, byv which the tie-backs T for the draperies D may besecured.

For display purposes, samples of different patterns are mounted ondifferent display frames and are hung in storage, from which they may bereadily removed, to be hooked over a knob or projection (Fig. 4) at thetop oi a conventional or dummy window frame W. The customer is thusenabled to see the draperies exactly as they will appear when in use,and the choice of a satisfactory pattern is made easy.

When drapery curtains only are shown, the additional rods 24 and 25 maybe removed. If, however, it is desired to show the effect of a valance Vwith draperies D, the valance may be placed on the rod 25 and will thusappear in front of the draperies.

The same supportingr frame may be used for displaying draw-curtains C(Fig. 5) by mounting the draw-curtains upon rings 44 slidable on the rod24, while a valance V if desired may ce placed on the rod 25. Openings(Figs. 3 and 5) are provided in the end brackets 20 to receive a cord 52which extends through the openings 50 and also through the ring 28 andwhich has its ends secured to the innermost ring 44a on the curtain C.By pulling the cord 52, the curtain may be moved toward or away from thecenter of the window as desired. It will be understood that thearrangement shown in Fig. 5 is duplicated for the other half of thewindow.

I may also provide plates (Figs. 1 and 3) extending rearward from thebrackets 20 and provided with additional notches 61 to receive one ofthe rods 24 or 25 if it is desired to display a glass curtain betweenthe window and the draperies.

In Figs. 9, and 11, I have shown a modified construction by whichcurtain bars '70 and 71 having curved ends may be used in my displayframe. In this construction, the end brackets are omitted but U-shapedwire supports 72 and 73 are secured to the cross bar 10 at either sideof each side member 11.

The U-shaped member '72 is provided with an upturned projection or stud'l5 at the front side of the frame and with a similar projection or stud'76 at the rear side. The U-shaped member 73 has a stud or projection 77at the front side of the frame. rThe curtain bars 70 and 7l are providedwith transverse vertical openings 80 in their inner end portions,adapted to slip over the studs or projections 75, '76 or 77.

An eyelet 82 is secured to each end of the cross bar 10, outside of themember 72. These eyelets 82 take the places of the openings 50 in thecracks ets for guiding the draw-curtain cords 52, and they may also beused for attaching the end hooks of drapery curtains, in place of theopenings previously described.

With this construction, the outer curtain rods and the inner curtainrods '71 may be attached to the upright projections or studs and 77, orthe outer curved curtain rod 'Z0 may be attached to the rear projectionsor studs '16. If desired, however, a straight rod 8d may simply rest onthe rearward projections '76.

I am thus able to display curtains or Valances on the curved rods 7l and72, or to display a draw-curtain on a rod 84 between the drapery and theglass.

rThis construction thus presents all of the advantages of theconstruction previously described and is available where curved insteadof straight curtain-rods are preferred.

It is thus evident that with my improved dlsplay frame, curtains anddraperies of wide variety may be assembled in any desired combina-tionsand may be conveniently arranged for inspection by a customer, to whomthe various fabrics will be presented exactly as they will appear whenin use.

Furthermore, my improved display vframes serve a very useful purpose assupports for draperies when in storage. It is found that by placingdraperies upon display frames immediately upon receipt from themanufacturer and then hanging them in storage at full length, thecurtains do not become creased and the substantial expense ofre-pressing before delivery is avoided.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim isz- 1. A curtain displayframe comprising a readily portable struclure on which a curtain may besuspended, means to attach curtains thereto,

means by which said structure is suspended, said portable structurecomprising a top cross bar, side members and brace rods all rigidlysecured together, and means on said frame to detachably support twoadditional curtain rods in front of said frame and one additionalcurtain rod behind said frame.

2. A curtain display frame comprising a readily portable structure onwhich a curtain may be suspended, means to attach curtains thereto,means by which said structure is suspended, said portable structurecomprising a top cross bar, side members and brace rods all rigidlysecured together, means to support an additional rod on said frame for adraw-curtain, and means on said frame to guide a draw-cord for saidcurtain.

3. A curtain display frame comprising a readily portable skeleton metalframework on which a curtain may be suspended, means to attach curtainsthereto, means by which said framework is suspended from an overheadsupport, said skeleton framework comprising a top cross bar, sidemembers and brace rods all rigidly secured together, said frameworkhaving transversely eX- tending members effective to detachably supporta removable curtain rod selectively infront or behind said frame.

4. A curtain display frame comprising a readily portable skeleton metalframework on which a curtain may be suspended, means to attach curtainsthereto, means by which said framework is suspended from an overheadsupport, said skeleton framework comprising a top cross bar, sidemembers and brace rods all rigidly secured together, and means todetachably support thereon a plurality of curtain rods of differenteffective lengths and having curved end portions substantiallyabuttingthe end portions of said frame.

5. A curtain display frame comprising a readily portable skeleton metalframework on which a curtain may be suspended, means to attach `curtainsthereto, means by which said framework is suspended from an overheadsupport, said skeleton framework comprising atop bar, side `inembers andbrace rods all rigidly secured together and an additional horizontalstiffening rod positioned in the top portion of said frame but belowsaid top cross rod and extending across said side members and brace4rods and rmly secured thereto.

6. A curtain display fr ame comprising areadily portable skeleton metalframework entirely open in its lower portion and on which a curtain maybe suspended, means toV attach'curtainstheretO, and means by whichsaid'framework is suspended from an overhead support, said skeletonAframework comprising a top bar, sidebars and brace rods all rigidlysecured togethervand saidside members being downwardly extended andprovided with handle portions.

7. A curtain display frame comprising a readily portable skeleton metalframeworkentirely open in its lower portion and on which a curtain maybe suspended, means to attach curtains thereto, and means by which saidframework is suspended from an overhead support,lsaid skeleton frameworkcomprising aV top bar, side bars and brace rods all rigidly securedtogether and said side members being downwardly extended and pro- ,L

vided with means for attaching tie-backs thereto.

HOWARD w.v NEsTER.

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